1. Coping with Change in Uncertain Times

2. Objectives Understand Change Understanding Resistance
Emotional Stages of Change
Tips to Managing Emotional Stages
Tips on Adapting
Tips on Managing Stress 2

3. Understanding Change Change is inevitable Three Types of Change:
Subtle
Moderate
Radical
Success =Your ability to adapt 3

4. Why We Resist Fear of Failure Fear of Loss of Control
Fear of the Unknown
Fear that the New Way Will Fail
Fear of Personal Impact
Comfort in Predictability
No Obvious Need 4

5. Emotional Stages of Change
Disbelief and Denial
Anger and blame
Reluctant Acceptance
The final stage - Commitment 5

6. Tips to Manage Stages of Change
During Denial - Gain Information
During Resistance - Listen
During Exploration - Encourage and Support
During Commitment - Recognize and Reward 6

7. Tips to Adapt What am I resisting, and why?
Have I experienced this before?
What do I need to do now?
Who is in control here?
What is my responsibility here?
What do I need to learn or do to accept this? 7

8. Tips to Manage the Stress of Change
Become resilient
Emotional Stability
Outward Focus
Inward Focus
Optimism
Serendipity 8

9. Stress Busters Let go of Tension Change your Thinking
Change your Response 9

10. To Summarize…
Fix the Fixable
Accept the Inevitable
Laugh often 10

11. Point to keep in mind Understand the change you’re facing
Understand how you feel about it
Decide how you want to respond
Get help if you need it! 11

12. WorkLife4You Resources
WorkLife4You web site
Emotional Health Web Service
Stress & Coping Library
Self-Improvement Library
On the Job Web Service
Change & Transition Library
Audio Tips and Podcasts Change in Uncertain Times
Interactive Quizzes/Assessments How Stressed is Your Family, Communication Skills Test, Self-Esteem Test, Lifestyle Test, Anxiety Test, Patience Test, Leadership Test,
HTML Articles
OnDemand Webinars Resiliency: How to Bounce Back from Adversity, Resiliency 2: How to Keep Going, Letting Go of Worry and Anxiety, Stress Management with Humor, Managing Work and Life, Happiness, The Positive Effects of Self-Esteem on Performance
WorkLife4You Guides Stress Management, Career Change, Coping with Change in the Workplace, Job Loss, Coping with Workforce Reductions for Surviving Employees, Mergers & Acquisitions, The Power of Positive Thinking,
Related Web Sites

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